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MNOPSPTEICHE? RELAX FOR A SPELL
Summary from Canada, from articles in English
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English is not static but there's plenty of static over style, which sways as unstoppably as an old TV antenna in the wind. (article 3)
The figure is now estimated at more than 1,000 a month, with plenty of input from computer jargon and other technical terms. (article 3)
The writer's remains were taken from a small graveyard in his home town of Villers-Cotterets to France's tomb of honour at the grand Pantheon in Paris. (article 1)
The procession was quite a spectacle, with colourful characters from novels like The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo brought to life by actors in costumes parading down the street. (article 1)
People go out to work, while others head to the gym for a workout - a term coined in the boxing ring, as pugilists practised moves before an actual bout. (article 2)
During the historic kerfuffle over whether to recount thousands of presidential ballots in Florida more than a year ago, the CBC was reminded that people count on us for accuracy - including correct use of language in news stories. (article 4)
On Dec. 1, 2000, one of our foreign correspondents chose the word mayhem to describe colourful but peaceful protests outside the U.S. Supreme Court. (article 4)
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Event tracking:
Story keywords
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Word, ENGLISH, mulatto, Spelling, Oxford |
Source articles
- MULATTO AND MALIGNITY (cbc.ca, 01/24/2005, 2798 words)
- WORK: SHIFTS OVER TIME (cbc.ca, 01/24/2005, 2194 words)
- STATIC OVER STYLE (cbc.ca, 01/24/2005, 3187 words)
- WORDS OF WARNING (cbc.ca, 01/24/2005, 4435 words)
- MNOPSPTEICHE? RELAX FOR A SPELL (cbc.ca, 01/24/2005, 4820 words)
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